Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening. New Living Translation All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening. English Standard Version These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. Berean Standard Bible These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. King James Bible These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. New King James Version These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. New American Standard Bible These are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. NASB 1995 ‘These are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. NASB 1977 ‘These are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. Legacy Standard Bible These are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. Amplified Bible These [creatures] are unclean to you among all that swarm; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until evening. Christian Standard Bible These are unclean for you among all the swarming creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening. Holman Christian Standard Bible These are unclean for you among all the swarming creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening. American Standard Version These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even. Contemporary English Version Anyone who touches their dead bodies or anything touched by their dead bodies becomes unclean until evening. English Revised Version These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even. GOD'S WORD® Translation Among all the swarming creatures that move on the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening. Good News Translation Whoever touches them or their dead bodies will be unclean until evening. International Standard Version These are unclean for you among the swarming creatures, so anyone who touches them when they're dead becomes unclean until evening. Majority Standard Bible These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. NET Bible These are the ones that are unclean to you among all the swarming things. Anyone who touches them when they die will be unclean until evening. New Heart English Bible These are they which are unclean to you among all that crawl. Whoever touches them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening. Webster's Bible Translation These are unclean to you among all that creep: whoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening. World English Bible These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthese [are] the unclean to you among all which are teeming; anyone who is coming against them in their death is unclean until the evening. Young's Literal Translation these are the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening. Smith's Literal Translation These are unclean to you, among all the creeping: every one touching upon them in their dying, shall be unclean till even. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bible31All these are unclean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be unclean until the evening. Catholic Public Domain Version All these are unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be unclean until evening. New American Bible Among the various swarming creatures, these are unclean for you. Everyone who touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. New Revised Standard Version These are unclean for you among all that swarm; whoever touches one of them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThese are unclean to you among all that creep; whosoever touches them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated These are defiled among every creeping thing; everything that touches them when they are dead shall be defiled until evening. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917These are they which are unclean to you among all that swarm; whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even. Brenton Septuagint Translation These are unclean to you of all the reptiles which are on the earth; every one who touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon. 31These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. 32When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.… Cross References Acts 10:14-15 “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Mark 7:18-19 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) Matthew 15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. Acts 10:28 He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean. Romans 14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. 1 Corinthians 10:25-26 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” Hebrews 9:10 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform. Deuteronomy 14:7-8 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, / as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass. Isaiah 66:17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 4:14 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” Genesis 7:2 You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; Deuteronomy 14:19-20 All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. / But you may eat any clean bird. Treasury of Scripture These are unclean to you among all that creep: whoever does touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. Leviticus 11:8,24,25 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you… Jump to Previous Creep Dead Death Evening Ground Move Swarm Swarming Teeming Touch Touches Toucheth TouchingJump to Next Creep Dead Death Evening Ground Move Swarm Swarming Teeming Touch Touches Toucheth TouchingLeviticus 11 1. What animals may be eaten4. and what may not be eaten 9. What fishes 13. What fowls 29. The creeping things which are unclean These are unclean for you The phrase "These are unclean for you" establishes a clear distinction between what is considered pure and impure according to the Mosaic Law. The Hebrew word for "unclean" is "טָמֵא" (tamei), which implies a state of ritual impurity. This concept of uncleanness is not merely about physical dirtiness but is deeply rooted in the spiritual and ceremonial life of Israel. It reflects God's desire for His people to be set apart, emphasizing holiness and the need for separation from anything that defiles. The laws of clean and unclean animals serve as a constant reminder of the Israelites' covenant relationship with God and their call to live distinctively. among all the swarming creatures Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening When they be dead.--The phrase, "whosoever doth touch them when they be dead," is simply another expression for "whosoever toucheth the carcase of them," which is used in Leviticus 11:24. Defilement is only contracted when their dead bodies are touched, but not if touched when alive. According to the canon which obtained during the second Temple, "there is no kind of living creature that becomes defiled while it is alive, or defiles when it is alive, save man only." Verses 31-38. - As the little animals just mentioned - weasels, mice, and lizards - are more likely than those of a larger size to be found dead in domestic utensils and clothes, a further warning as to their defiling character is added, with talcs for daily use. The words translated ranges for pots (verse 35) should rather be rendered covered pots, that is, pots or kettles with lids to them. Seed which is to be sown, that is, seed corn, is not defiled by contact with these dead animals, unless it has been wetted by water being put on it, in which case the moisture would convey the corruption into the seeds.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew These [animals]אֵ֛לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those are unclean הַטְּמֵאִ֥ים (haṭ·ṭə·mê·’îm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2931: Unclean for you among all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the crawling creatures. הַשָּׁ֑רֶץ (haš·šā·reṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8318: A swarm, active mass of minute animals Whoever כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every touches הַנֹּגֵ֧עַ (han·nō·ḡê·a‘) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike them בָּהֶ֛ם (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew when they are dead בְּמֹתָ֖ם (bə·mō·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin shall be unclean יִטְמָ֥א (yiṭ·mā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening. הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening Links Leviticus 11:31 NIVLeviticus 11:31 NLT Leviticus 11:31 ESV Leviticus 11:31 NASB Leviticus 11:31 KJV Leviticus 11:31 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:31 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:31 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:31 French Bible Leviticus 11:31 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:31 These are they which are unclean (Le Lv Lev.) |
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